Moving-picture machine.



G. A. STOREY.

MOVING PICTURE MACHINE.

Arnmnlou nun FEB. 26, 1913.

Patented Feb. 23, 1M5.

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WITNESSES Q 0. A. STOREY.

MOVING PICTURE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.26, 1913.

1,129,754. Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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CHARLES ARTHUR STOREY, OF FORT: ROBINSON, NEBRASKA.

MOVING-PICTURE MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Application filed'February 26, 1913. Serial No. 750.750.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. STORE-Y, a citizen of thcl-lnited States,and a resident of Fort Robinson, in thecounty of'Dawes and State ofNebraska, have invented a new and Improved B'loving-Iicture Machine,-ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relate's'to moving picture machines, and has for an 7object to provide an improved Structure which will ca'usca propermovement of the film past (n' unougn a. beam of light by a simplecontinuous moving structure which may he run at any desired speed, andwhich will cause the usual stationary period for the film at the righttime.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a feed in which theGeneva movement principle is eliminated, and a pin iind cam structuresubstituted. This structure causes a quick change of'pictures and apositive action of the various moving parts without jerking thereof.

- A further object of the invention is to pro vide a simple structure inrespect. to the operating parts of the machine wherein most of the usualgen" wheels are eliminated and shafts, sprocket wheels, and chainssubstituted, or certain parts'entircly eliminated.

' In carrying out the objects of the invention the variousimproved"structures and during part of the rotation of the cam wheel andthen held stationary f r the remaining rotati n of the wheel. Associatedw ith these structures are power operated means for improvements in isrepresented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which similar characters of reference indicate. ea-responding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side view of the operating parts of a moving picturemachine embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a front view of the structureshown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is'ztn enlarged plan view of the cam pin .wheeland associated parts embodying certain features of the invent on; andFig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view approximately on the line 44 ofFig. 3.

In the accompanying drawings only the operating parts of the. machineare shown as any desired casing and supporting framethe spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the. drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a main shaft towhich an operating crank 2 is secured in any desired manner so that whencrank 2 is turned the'mnin shaft 1 and the various moving parts of themachine will be actuated. Shaft 1 has rigidly secured thereto a largespiral gear 3 meshing with a small spiral gear 4. The gear 3 readilyunderfood that the "size of these gears could be changed 'withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, heparticus lar proportionshown being found desirable. ltigidly secured to main shaft 1 is asprocket wheel :3 designed to have the sprocket chain G'run thereoverwhereby when shaft 1 is rotated; sprocket 5 moves chain 6 andconsequently rotates the feed roller? and the take up roller 8. Suitablesprocket wheels 9 and with gear is rigidly secured to the cant wheelshaft ll so as to rotate the same.

work may be used without departing. from is larger than gear 4 butitwill be i This slnift is supported in'any desired mannor in suitablehearings (not shown) and carries a cam wheel 12 and a shutter 13.

The shutter 13 may be of any desired kind,

as vfor instance, a threenviug shutter. The ca ii wheel 12 (Fig. 5 isprovided with a body 14 and a. substantially annular raised flange 15..-\rranged adjacent flange 15 a flange 10 which is spaced fromflangelifor substantially the same distance entirely around theperiphery of the body 14, with proper motion in respect to the picture.

camagainst which the respective pins l8- strike and are' guidedinto thegroove or meat of pin along the cam fat-e11 cnmway 19 between flanges 15and 16. During the contact of therespective pins'ld with the inclined orcam portion, the pin wheel 20. is being rotatedor moved, and while thepins are traveling through the roove 19;the pin wheel 20 is stationary.Tepin-wheel 20 may be made of an desired size and contain any desirednum or of pins 18' though it will be understood of course that the sameare to. be spaced a correct distance apart for causing a correctmovement-of- .the. intermittent film sprocket-21,-upon each move- 18 arere'ferably made from hardened steel and su stantially the only'rvearlthereon is the contact with cars ,face .7 sothat the life of thepins is considerable and the morement of the pin wheel 20 isquickwithout the jerky acticnsnd is perfectly'steedy or stationary during thetime that the picture isbeing held still. The. intermittents'procketroller zl is of the usualtype andwilltbere adapted to engagethc'film'f22 inth'e usual pin-Wheel 20 in any desired manner. Associated.with the rollers 7, 8 and-21 are idlers 9,3, El-and 2-5, for properlyholding the film when the same is in contact With thercspectiverollers(Fig. l).

Cam Wheel 12 is imminent on extending hubortion 26 fiiahich is providedwith an annu er groove 27 designed "to be engaged by suitable pins 28fitted into the bifurcated 7 end 29 of a frami'ng lever 30,- The framinglever 30 is pivotally mounted still on part of'the'frame 32 so thatwhenthe handle 33 is moved back and forth, lever 30 will move cam wheel12 back and forth longitudinally of shaft 11, whereby the pinfwlieel=20is caused to rotate or be advanced or'retardcd so as to properly frameor-adju'st the picture. Associated with handle 33 is a spring-pressedcatch 34 operated by a suitable pivotally mounted ripping-member35","ivhereb'y catch 34 may e caused to, engage any {of the notchesi'nrack 36 so as to lock the framing lever 30 in any of its adjustedpositions. By this construction andjarrangement, the pic ture may bereadily framed or adjusted at any time either While machine is stationary or during the operation thereof. Also by the mounting of the shutterl3- on shaft 11, all intermediate Wheels and leverlnechanisms arecliminfitedand the shutter given c Having thus describedmy invention 1claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a moving picture machine of the class described, the combinationwith an intermittent film sprocket roller, of a pin a plurality ofspaced pins extending there- ;from parallel with the axis thereof, a cammember'operating'in a plane at right angles to the plane of rotationofsaid p n wheel, said 'cam member being :provided with camstructurehaving'a gradual curve for intermittently moving said pin wheel with'out jerking, a continuously rotatable memher for supporting-andactuating said cam -wheel,- and a; framing member associated withsaidcam wheel for shifting the cam :wheel longitudinally of said rotatablemember independently of the cam wheel wherebyan extra movement of saidin wheel and the intermittent sprocket 'rol er'associated therewith,- ismade for properly framing the film actuatedby said sprocket wheel andsaid film sprocket roller v '2. In a moving picture machine of the classdescribed, the combination'with an intermittent film "sprocket roller,of a pin wheel connected therewith, a rotatable cam engaging the pinsoisaid pin wheel for-in- -so i term ttently moving the'pin wheel, a.confore need no additioneldescription, and is tinuouslymtatable shaftforactuating said I lever for sliding said cam longitudinally of said shaftfor rotating said pin an extra dis:

1 com .wheel, a .pivotally. mounted framing manner, the same beingrigidlysecured tance and'causing the proper action of the properly.

3. In a moving picture machine of the class described, thecombinationwith an inintermittent-spro'cket for framing. a film loo termittentsprocket, of an intermittent wheel connected therewith, a continuousrotatable cam for actuating said intermittent -wheel, a continuouslyrotatable shaft supporting said cam, a pivotally mounted framing leverassociated with said cam for movin said cam longitudinally of said shaftWhere y said interm ttentwheel is advanced an extra dis-. tance orretarded and said intermittent sprocket is moved for properly framingthe film passing thereover, and means fon'loc'king said framing lever inany of its adjusted positions.

4. In a moving picture termittent sprocket, of an intermittent wheelconnected therewith, said intermittent wheel being formed with spacedpins extending therefrom rio'rnralto the side face thereof, a

continuously rotating cam wheel arranged machine 6% i the 7 "classdescribed, the combination with an in;

isprovided, one of said ridges being provide'cl with a gap, and theother of said 'ridges being formed with a compound curve opposite saidgap so as to extend from its normal path to one side of the cam wheel,

whereby'the pins on said pin wheel are successively engaged andgradually moved over w this pith provided by said ridges,thisconstruetion being such as to cause the movement of the sin wheel tobegin gradually and stop gra ually, a continually rotating shaft forsupporting said wheel, whereby said cam wheel is rotated, and manually.controlled means for sliding said Wheel longitudinelly of said shaft,whereby the cam wheel is moved relatively to the in wheel 10 forgivingthe pin wheel an extra evement,

whereby the film actuated by the pin wheel.

is moved properly for causing the picture en the film to be properlyframed.

Iii-testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of 15 two subscribing witnesses. 7

.CHARLES ARTHUR STOREY. Witnesses:

L. M. DAvIs, J. R. Sm'rmNfi.

